(August 2013)
Archie,
2011 Series
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 2013-06-19
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 762816468558 23411
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (signed)
- Colors
- Rosario Peña (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Okay, girls... now smile.
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Veronica Lodge; Toni Topaz; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Kumi Tanura
- Reprints
- Keywords
- iPad
Losers Can Be Choosers
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
-
from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #227 (July 2007)
-
That's Pretty Fishy!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have you guys seen Betty?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Brigitte Reilly; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica is upset when Betty and Brigitte go fishing without her.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #42 (July 2000)
-
- Keywords
- fishing
An Opposite Kind of Guy!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead proves Betty right when she claims he is the most contrary person, by setting a bad luck spell that gives Betty only good luck.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1987 series) #39 (November 1992)
-
- Keywords
- magic
Team Supreme
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Veronica brings in Betty to help coach Mr. Lodge's winless girl's softball team. After seeing Veronica's coaching methods, Betty understands why the team is winless.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #55 (June 1992)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits per this issue
Garden Party Pooper
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ahhh! I feel great!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge uses gardening to help him relax but Veronica isn't too keen on getting dirty.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #55 (September 1996)
-
Tired But True
Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- It's a day full of beach fun for Betty and the gang including surfing, football and chicken fights.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #166 (August 2007)
-
Brief Encounter
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Alexandra Cabot; Alex Cabot; Alan M.
- Synopsis
- Alexandra tries to beat Josie to the mall before she can go on a date with Alan M. She throws on a cover up over her bikini in a hurry but gets caught by a fish hook.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #35 (November 1975)
-
- Keywords
- bathing suit; bikini; cover up; date; fishing line; heat wave; hook; pool; shopping; summer
Think Shrink
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Melody Valentine; Alexander Cabot; Josie McCoy
- Synopsis
- Melody is mad that Alex wants a kiss after he takes her out on a date and pays. Josie tries to console him and tells him to be confident and he tries to kiss her.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #75 (April 1974)
-
- Keywords
- date; feminism; feminist; kiss; women's lib
Say Cheese!
Josie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
- Synopsis
- Josie and the Pussycats do a commercial for cheese and dress up as mice.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #194 (January 1988)
-
- Keywords
- advertisement; commercial; girl band; girl group; guitars; mice; mouse; music
Indexer Notes
Probably reprinted from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #194 (January 1988).
Betty, Veronica and Bridgette's Summer Style
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Bridgette
- Synopsis
- Betty, Veronica and Bridgette model hair styles submitted by readers.
By the Numbers
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Russ; Roz; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx tries to remember a phone number she was supposed to call.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #296 (December 1974)
-
Wait-less
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- While waiting for her father, Jinx finds a discarded tin can and uses it to spur several imaginative daydreams.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #225 (January 1969)
-
Fish Try!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Greg may be the fishing expert, but Jinx is the one with the fish.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #59 (August 1974)
-
- Keywords
- fishing
It's a Date
Gigi / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Gigi; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Gigi turns Charley down hard.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #318 (June 1982)
-
Ploy Plight
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I wish Archie would pay more attention to me, Midge!
- Genre
- humor; romance; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty wonders what type of ploy she could use to get Archie.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #135 (September 1983)
-
Shop around the World
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica shows off three world fashions.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #150 (October 2004) which is reprinted
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #79 (September 1998)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from original
Hangin' in the Hamptons
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Billy Soul; Steven Spielman; Alec Balding
- Synopsis
- Veronica takes Betty to the Hamptons to sightsee and star gaze.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #78 (August 1998)
-
- Keywords
- celebrities; Hamptons
[no title indexed]
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I guess working with plants can be enjoyable!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica; Archie; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge doesn't like having Archie in his greenhouse.
Indexer Notes
Signed by Henry Scarpelli and Craig Boloman
Sunday strip
Idolize That Prize
Betty [Archie] / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie feels bad when he can't win any prizes for Betty on the carnival midway.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #125 (December 1981)
-
Wardrobe Blues
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica solve their need for a new wardrobe in different ways.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #600 (October 1989)
-
- Keywords
- shopping
Cutting Costs
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; various unidentified models
- Synopsis
- Archie is picked to appear on a billboard with six gorgeous models and it goes to his head.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #107 (November 1964)
-
- Keywords
- beaches; models
Indexer Notes
Some recolouring, one model changes colour several times
The Big Competition
Betty [Archie] / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- When the waves at the beach don't look promising, Veronica invites the gang over to her house to try the wave-making machine in the Lodges' swimming pool. But Mrs. Lodge's Garden Club is meeting at the house, and the kids from the Club are either swimming or watching movies in the Lodges' home theatre. Finally, Betty and Archie decide to go to Betty's house where its very quiet and they have plenty of privacy.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #167 (September 2007)
-
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! This boat is fast!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty drives Veronica's new power boat so fast that Archie, on water skies, becomes airborne.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #21 (June 1963)
-
- Keywords
- water skiing
Indexer Notes
The plot for this cartoon was suggested by a reader, Joe Scudera of Brooklyn, New York.
A Jarring Note
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Unnamed Lifeguard
- Synopsis
- Veronica uses a jar to meet a new lifeguard.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #178 (September 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
No credits given for gag. Stan Goldberg's art credit based on his distinctive style.
[no title indexed]
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've added a new feature to our pool!
- Genre
- romance; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Veronica; Jughead; Bronson
- Synopsis
- Archie's attempt to get Veronica's new lifeguard to leave backfires.
Indexer Notes
Signed by Henry Scarpelli and Craig Boldman
Sunday strip
Ticket Trouble
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Betty gets two tickets to a concert by "The Funny Named Group" (they chose that name because all the other funny names were already taken). To keep Betty from asking Archie, Veronica claims that Archie's already going to a flower show with her.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #236 (August 1975)
-
Hollywood Make-up Magic
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Cynthia Van Snoote; Archie Andrews; Doug Westweed; Donaldo
- Synopsis
- Veronica is desperate for a way to one-up Cynthia Van Snoote. When she meets Archie's cousin, who is a Hollywood make-up artist, she thinks she has her way.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #41 (July 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits per this version
Boot Camp Lodge
Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Aunt Tessie; Betty Cooper; Smithers; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica's parents go on vacation and get Aunt Tessie, a military woman, to look after her.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #104 (October 2000)
-
- Keywords
- boot camp; training
Indexer Notes
In two Parts
Poor Butterfly
Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; romance; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty feels sorry for herself because she's always playing second-fiddle to Veronica in attracting Archie's attention.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #162 (October 1987)
-
- Keywords
- jealousy; swimming
Indexer Notes
Credits per this version
Coming Clean
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- romance; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Veronica is determined to have Archie help her with the dance decorating, even though it means he has to cut his date with Betty short. But an oil spill at the beach gums up Veronica's plans.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #613 (October 1990)
-
- Keywords
- beaches; oil spills
Indexer Notes
Credits per this version
Creature Feature on Party Beach Part 1
Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Coreman; Sammi; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Jason Blossom
- Synopsis
- Cheryl throws a 60's themed party on the beach. Some film producers film the party goers without their consent and stage a movie on a fake pirate ship.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #25 (September 1999)
-
- Keywords
- bash; beach; director; eel; frisbee; movie; party; pirate; ship
Creature Feature on Party Beach Part 2
Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Veronica Lodge; Jason Blossom; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Rick Coreman
- Synopsis
- The gang finds a treasure chest and a robotic eel on a fake pirate ship.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #25 (September 1999)
-
- Keywords
- eel; hidden camera; kiss; movie; pirate; ship; treasure chest
Nice Advice
Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty follows the five steps from Ethel's book "Fanning Love Flames" to try to win Archie over from Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #187 (October 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits per this version
Squelching Those Nasty Rumors
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Smithers (cameo); Archie Andrews (cameo); Ms. Crouton (home economics teacher) (cameo); Gaston (cameo); Nancy Woods (cameo); Coach Kleets (cameo); Coach Floyd Clayton (cameo); Fifi (Veronica's maid) (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Veronica dispells some of the nasty rumors going around about her.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #181 (September 2007)
-
A Fair with Flair
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton (cameo); Smithers; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- The gang all go to a street fair.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #228 (August 2007)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Okay, girls... now smile."]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Losers Can Be Choosers
Betty and Veronica -
2.
That's Pretty Fishy!
Betty and Veronica -
3.
An Opposite Kind of Guy!
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Team Supreme
Betty and Veronica -
5.
Garden Party Pooper
Veronica -
6.
Tired But True
Betty [Archie] -
7.
Pinup
Ethel -
8.
Brief Encounter
Josie -
9.
Think Shrink
Josie -
10.
Say Cheese!
Josie -
11.
Betty, Veronica and Bridgette's Summer Style
Betty and Veronica -
12.
By the Numbers
Li'l Jinx -
13.
Wait-less
Li'l Jinx -
14.
Fish Try!
Li'l Jinx -
15.
It's a Date
Gigi -
16.
Ploy Plight
Betty -
17.
Shop around the World
Veronica -
18.
Hangin' in the Hamptons
Veronica -
19.
["I guess working with plants can be enjoyable!"]
Archie -
20.
Idolize That Prize
Betty [Archie] -
21.
Wardrobe Blues
Betty and Veronica -
22.
Cutting Costs
Betty and Veronica -
23.
The Big Competition
Betty [Archie] -
24.
["Wow! This boat is fast!"]
Betty and Veronica's Pin Up -
25.
A Jarring Note
Betty and Veronica -
26.
["I've added a new feature to our pool!"]
Archie -
27.
Ticket Trouble
Betty and Veronica -
28.
Hollywood Make-up Magic
Veronica -
29.
Boot Camp Lodge
Veronica -
30.
Poor Butterfly
Betty [Archie] -
31.
Coming Clean
Betty and Veronica -
32.
Creature Feature on Party Beach Part 1
Cheryl Blossom -
33.
Creature Feature on Party Beach Part 2
Cheryl Blossom -
34.
Nice Advice
Betty [Archie] -
35.
Squelching Those Nasty Rumors
Veronica -
36.
A Fair with Flair
Betty and Veronica
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